Evaluation of myofibroblasts and its association with TGF-β and IFN-γ in lesions of patients with american tegumentary leishmaniasis Avaliação de miofibroblastos e sua associação com TGF-β e IFN-γ em lesões de pacientes com leishmaniose tegumentar americana

• Главные авторы: Agostinho Gonçalves Viana (Автор), Carlos Alberto de Carvalho Fraga (Автор), Paulo Rogério Ferreti Bonan (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: Leishmaniasis is caused by protozoa of Leishmania spp. genus. It is transmitted by the bite of the sand fly insect. It is believed that 12 million people are infected with this disease and that its annual incidence is 2 million; this number is increasing. OBJECTIVES: The present study ai...